CVE-2026-128990
Received
Received - Intake
Heap Out-of-Bounds Write in xschem via ngspice .raw File
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-128990, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-13
Last updated on: 2026-11-13
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
Description
xschem 2.9.9 through 3.4.7 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in read_dataset() in src/rawtovcd.c due to an unchecked variable index. Attackers can supply a crafted ngspice .raw file that, when converted with rawtovcd, writes file-controlled heap pointers at chosen signed offsets, corrupting heap memory.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Schippers | xschem | From 2.9.9 (inc) to 3.4.7 (inc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-787 | The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
